Leader Isaacsohn: Ohioans Need Real Property Tax Relief, Not Veto Overrides to Score Political Points
COLUMBUS – House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today released the following statement concerning the decision by the Ohio House Republican Majority to force a session of the Ohio House of Representatives on Monday, July 21st to override several of the school and local funding-related property tax provisions that were recently vetoed by Governor Mike DeWine in House Bill (HB) 96, the biennial state operating budget:
“Real property tax relief is one of the most pressing needs for everyday Ohioans and should absolutely be our focus. Instead of using state resources to put money back in the pockets of taxpayers, Republicans chose to give hundreds of millions in handouts to billionaires for sports teams and tax cuts for the richest people in the state. Governor DeWine saw through the sham and knew these provisions would hurt our public schools and local governments, and that’s why he vetoed several of them,” said Leader Isaacsohn. “If Republicans were serious about real property tax relief, they wouldn’t pass the buck, they would use this session to vote on bipartisan, commonsense solutions that would make a real difference. We’re ready and willing to work together to get that done, but it isn’t the choice they have made.”
During this General Assembly, House Democrats have introduced several bipartisan legislation to help Ohio’s lower their property taxes including:
- HB 103 (Troy, T. Hall) - Double Homestead Exemption for Seniors
- HB 143 (Brennan, Mathews) - Double Homestead Exemption for Long-Term Homeowners
- HB 156 (Isaacsohn, T. Hall) - Freeze Property Taxes for Seniors
- HB 365 (Brennan, D. Hall) - Enact the Property Tax Refund Act
The Ohio Constitution requires a 3/5 vote of each house to override a veto, which means 60 votes in the House. Action to override a veto must commence in the bill's house of origin.